The Benedictine men's basketball team evened its Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) record thanks to its 75-60 victory over Lakeland College. The win improved the Eagles to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the NAC, while the Muskies fell to 3-1 and 1-1 in league.
Benedictine led at the half, 37-25, as Lakeland never came closer than six points in the second stanza.
The Eagles were led by senior Jared Bailey who led either team in both scoring and rebounding. Bailey poured in 27 points, thanks largely to his being able to connect on 4-of-6 from three-point range.
A.J. Brown delivered 14 points by hitting 6-of-8 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw stripe. The sophomore also grabbed five rebounds. Cameron Snelling and Travis Wilson each added 10 points.
Snelling also chipped in six rebounds and a game-leading three steals.
Freshman Nate Green had a game-leading four assists, as well as six points and five rebounds, off the Eagles' bench.

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Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 56 undergraduate majors, 16 graduate and four doctorate programs. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked Benedictine University as the seventh fastest-growing campus among private nonprofit master’s universities, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among the top 20 percent of America’s colleges for 2011. Benedictine University’s Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain’s Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011.